Attachment for steam pressing machines



Aug. 9, 1 21. 1,638,293

J. w. DE FORD ATTACHMENT FOR STEAM PRESS ING MACHINES Filgd se t. 14, 1926 ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 9, 1927."

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'Ai'nothei object of the invei'itiori is to pro vide for applying the invention'to presses no-winusef 7 v r v Y My invention contemplates the provisionof a simple pressing iron whichfdoes not re quite to be heated "by electricity 3 01} other additional sources of heat, and it'i-s' among the obj'ects'of this inven tioato utilize some" of the heat 'of the steam press "to inai i-t a-in= an iron atthe' desired tempera are at all? times; J: I

Still'i other obj ects and 1 ad va invention" Wi l appear herein'a V r v I havei strated my invention-l d accompanyi drawings, in Which-1+ v Figure 1 is aplan View "of acoininon type of press With myiinvention' appl ie t lieret 'eW in cross-section seei'i ou Figure 2 is a vi a umewotmgs 1 p Figure 3 is a'view in sideelei ation of the partherei-n-after" knownasTth'ehousing, showing said housing as it appears removed from the press. 1 Figure 4 isaqvie'w in longitudinal section of the housing, with an iron in position therein. 3 1 i Figurefi is a vi'ew'siinila'i fio Fig-a, showing a modified construction for the teasing. in the drawing the iiflniel-al- Sindi'czits the" movable head" of apcoinin'on type of stea'in press. Said head i'ilcliiltls an upper Wall- 9 and a lower Wall 10 and an intermediate \vall 11;.saidwalls providing an upper steam space 1'2 and"a'lo\ve1-*stean1 space 13. The head is usually fixed to a pivoted Y bracket, such as 14:, to Which are sWivelly connected the steam lines 15 for conveying steam to the upper steam space. Said upper steam space, as is Well understood by those Vfamilar when placed upon the top Wall and The housing may be; variously 'foi'ine and 4, 1926': ser a 1m, 7 135,315.

with such presses, contains steam at all times,

manipulating a valve 16-, common to! such presses, steain may be adinitted to the lowersteani space. Vai'iou-s in'eans areenn ployed avhei'eby the. steam passes through.

a garment Which is laid between thestationmy board 17 and "the pivoted head, but my invention is applicable to all types oi steam pressesfi n Which-the. top wall of the head is contained"therebeloiv. 7

Ihe head normally assumes an inclined position, except When broughtinto contigu ity' with the lower board; various level-sand connections (not shown); bein commonly VQBEIPIOYQCTLJGOII moving the head from inclined positlonfitopressing PQS'itlOIl.

CTh'e essence" ofiny' iuventon resides in the" provision of a h0us1n =l8, pa'1't1a-]ly,'oi" en- "tifre'l'y, enclossinga space 19. Said space is boundedatj the top by-a' top all 18 of the h'o 11g, and' 'a-t' the bottom by the. top all ,of th'e headg which top'vvall is always subj'QCtHl to steam heat." Obviously any article placedupon the top vva-ll'will be heated, and

the musing, th'e' lhe at Will 'be confined and caused I I ither'an atta-ehin'ent oraii1i 'egi'a'l part, andi n' I havesliewn thefhous-r in -asb'etn detachable'p'ai't having; side Walls" '18" and an e "enema 20, to the top weir of the housing, which extens'i onis held. Which hold the head:

dhivn" by the same bolts ofthe-Y bracket. I I A Tliust'he lious --.in the forinof an: a tnnen't" is 'v ry. readily applied to any steani press; Fordthe purpose' apparent hereinafter, the longitudinal inedia-n line of the housing is disposed at an acute angle with regar'd'to the longitudinal median line 01? tlie li'ead ,;so that W van the' head is inclined; the said medi is inclined?rearivardly, both with regard-to: horizontal as well as the vertical planes;

Thereby, an iron; such as 21, which is disposec iii thence 1mg, \vi 'be' held t'l-iorein at all. ines-by gravity, and the"c'onstantflniovemerit of the head will not tend to dislodge it. Said iron is especially designed for this purpose and comprises a comparatively thin body 21 to which is attached a special handle 22. The handle is disposed .as directly above the body of the iron as convenat-all timessubjected to the heat of steam Within. 7

to} uniformly heat the contained-an I an line: oii'the housin gi.

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ca im-R ient, but said handle is provided with a rearwardly directed curve 23. The top wall or covering of the housing is provided, at the entrance end, with a notch 24, the margins of which embrace and center the handle with regard. to the casing, thus permitting of placing a removable closure 25 in the open end of the housing. The closure is provided with a horizontal rearwardly projecting handle 30. From the curve 23 the handle extends forwardly in horizontal parallel. relation to the body 21 of the iron to a larger curve 31, from whence the handle turns rearwardly again.

As to the use and operation of the parts described; the iron is kept within the housing at all times except when in use. The steam pressure in the jackets is generally maintained to provide a constant temperature, and therefore the temperature of the iron will never rise above the best operating temperature. The iron will always be available and uniformly hot and may be used at any time without fear of scorching the material to which it is applied. Even though the iron is not used for many hours at a time there is no danger of it becoming overheated. The closure at the open end of the housing need not be employed when the iron is in constant use, but during long intervals may be kept in place to prevent chilling, particularly when the steam pressure is allowed to lower.

The housing described is simple and may be made of sheet metal, and so proportioned and provided with bolt holes that it can be quickly applied to standard presses. However, where the invention is applied by a manufacturer of presses. it may be done by casting the housing integral with the press head, as shown in cross section in Fig. 5.

It will be apparent now that I have provided a simple and dependable means for providing a hot iron, and which iron is of such shape and proportions that it may be used to iron materials on the press, where the full advantages of the usual steam and vacuum means may be employed and without resorting to the application of the hot dry pressing conditions peculiar to other irons, and

It will also be apparent that while I have specified certain constructions and arrangements of parts, other constructions and arrangements of parts will readily suggest themselves to the minds of those skilled in the art of pressing, and while I have shown and described specific constructions and arrangements of parts I do not limit myself thereto and may employ other constructions and arrangements as I desire or as occasion requires without departing from the scope of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having described one practical embodiment of my invention, what I claim is 1. In a clothes press, an inclined head provided with a wall enclosing a steam space, a housing above said wall providing a pressing iron receiving space of which such wall forms a boundary; said housing so disposed that the longitudinal axis of said iron receiving space is disposed at an appreciable angle with regard to the longitudinal line of said head.

2.In a clothes press, an inclined head provided with a wall enclosing a steam space, a housing above said wall providing a pressing iron receiving space of which such wall forms a boundary; said housing so disposed that the longitudinal axis of said iron receiving space is disposed at an appreciable angle with regard to the longitudinal line of said head; said housing presenting an opening at the outer extremity of the longitudinal median line of the receiving space, and a closure for such opening.

8. In combination with a steam press of the class described having an exposed heated wall, a housing fitted over said wall; the wall being shaped to removably, receive a pressing iron, said housing comprising a top wall and side walls, all closely disposed with regard to the corresponding surfaces of said pressing iron.

4. In combination with a steam press of the class described having an exposed heated wall, a housing fitted over said wall; the wall being shaped to removably receive a pressing iron, said housing comprising a top wall and side walls, all closely disposed with regard to the corresponding surfaces of said pressing iron, and said housing being open at an end for insertion and removal of said iron.

5. In combination with a steam press of the class described having an exposed heated wall, a housing fitted over said wall; the wall being shaped to removably receive a pressing iron, said housing comprising a top wall and side walls, all closely disposed with regard to the corresponding surfaces of said pressing iron, said housing being open at an end for insertion and removal of said iron, and said housing being open at the bottom whereby said iron rests directly on said heated surface.

J OHN W. DE FORD. 

